The difference between Correspondence and Relation
When used as nouns, correspondence means friendly discussion, whereas relation means the manner in which two things may be associated.
check bellow for the other definitions of Correspondence and Relation
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Correspondence as a noun (uncountable):
Friendly discussion.
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Correspondence as a noun (uncountable):
Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
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Correspondence as a noun (countable):
An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
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Correspondence as a noun (uncountable):
Newspaper or news stories, generally.
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Correspondence as a noun (countable):
A postal or other written communication.
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Correspondence as a noun (uncountable):
Postal or other written communications.
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Correspondence as a noun (set theory, countable):
A relation.
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Correspondence as a noun (theology):
According to Swedenborg, a relationship of similarity between physical and spiritual things, such as that of light to wisdom, or warmth to love.
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Relation as a noun:
The manner in which two things may be associated.
Examples:
"The relation between diet and health is complex."
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Relation as a noun:
A member of one's family.
Examples:
"Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one."
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Relation as a noun:
The act of relating a story.
Examples:
"Your relation of the events is different from mine."
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Relation as a noun (set theory):
A set of ordered tuples.
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Relation as a noun (set theory):
Specifically, a set of ordered pairs.
Examples:
"Equality is a symmetric relation, while divisibility is not."
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Relation as a noun (databases):
A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table.
Examples:
"This relation uses the customer's social security number as a key."
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Relation as a noun (mathematics):
A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
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Relation as a noun (category theory):
A subobject of a product of objects.
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Relation as a noun (usually collocated: sexual relation):
The act of intercourse.